a standard or example for imitation or comparison.

a representation, generally in miniature, to show the construction or appearance of something.

an image in clay, wax, or the like, to be reproduced in more durable material.

a person or thing that serves as a subject for an artist, sculptor, writer, etc.

a person whose profession is posing for artists or photographers.

a person employed to wear clothing or pose with a product for purposes of display and advertising.

a style or design of a particular product

His car is last year's model.

a pattern or mode of structure or formation.

a typical form or style.

a simplified representation of a system or phenomenon, as in the sciences or economics, with any hypotheses required to describe the system or explain the phenomenon, often mathematically.

Zoology . an animal that is mimicked in form or color by another.

serving as an example or model

a model home open to prospective buyers.

worthy to serve as a model; exemplary

a model student.

being a small or miniature version of something

He enjoyed building model ships.

to form or plan according to a model.

to give shape or form to; fashion.

to make a miniature model of.

to fashion in clay, wax, or the like.

to simulate (a process, concept, or the operation of a system), commonly with the aid of a computer.

to display to other persons or to prospective customers, esp. by wearing

to model dresses.

to use or include as an element in a larger construct

to model new data into the forecast.

to make models.

to produce designs in some plastic material.

to assume a typical or natural appearance, as the parts of a drawing in progress.

to serve or be employed as a model.

adjective

atypical , imperfect , unusual

noun

photographer

verb

photograph

adjective

archetypal , classic , classical , commendable , copy , dummy , exemplary , facsimile , flawless , illustrative , imitation , miniature , paradigmatic , perfect , prototypical , quintessential , representative , standard , typical , very , archetypic , archetypical , prototypal , prototypic , typic , supreme , ectypal

noun

cartoon , clone , copy , copycat , dead ringer * , ditto * , dummy , duplicate , effigy , engraving , facsimile , figure , figurine , game plan , illustration , image , knock-off , layout , look-alike , miniature , mock-up , painting , paste-up , photograph , picture , pocket , portrait , print , relief , representation , ringer , setup , sketch , spitting image * , statue , statuette , tracing , visual , apotheosis , archetype , beau ideal , criterion , design , emblem , embodiment , epitome , exemplar , gauge , hero , ideal , lodestar , mirror , mold , nonesuch , nonpareil , original , paradigm , paragon , pattern , prototype , quintessence , role model , saint , symbol , touchstone , type , manikin , mannequin , nude , sitter , subject , configuration , form , kind , mark , mode , style , variety , example , standard , avatar , blueprint , ectype , exemplarity , exemplum , manequin , matrix , microcosm , replica

verb

base , carve , cast , create , design , fashion , mold , pattern , plan , sculpt , parade , represent , set example , show off , sit , sport , wear , copy , emulate , imitate , shape , archetype , avatar , blueprint , build , display , effigy , example , exemplar , exemplary , facsimile , figure , flugelman , form , gauge , ideal , manikin , mannequin , miniature , mirror , mockup , mould , paradigm , paragon , perfect , portrait , poser , prototype , replica , reproduction , sitter , standard , symbol , type , typical , version